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Lifelong Learning Traveling Self-Knower

Word of the Day Thursday January 1, 2009

Finally it’s 2009! So to new beginnings, achievements, better laughs, and goals accomplished.

2008 was a year of er-what-ok! and a lot of growing. One thing I have learned is that if you aren’t growing you’re stagnant and that’s too close to death. And it seems that I’m not the only one looking for a new beginning this year … I just finished reading a favourite blog of mine (sarahlane) and was a little shocked, though I’d suspected things weren’t as good as they seemed to be. Oh well good luck to 2009 may it be better than 2008. Life moves on and we all have our moments good and bad so I’m sure it will get better.

If 2008 taught me anything it is this… the only mistake you truly making in this life is not learning from the ones you’ve made. Life’s about lessons so learn and grow.

On another note I checked in on dictionary.com and the word of today, my favorite word no doubt, is none other than Wanderlust!

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wanderlust \WON-der-luhst\, noun:
a strong desire to wander or travel

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And no doubt again … I have it!

I’ve decided to try another year at ESL teaching in South Korea. I’ve only applied to one place and that’s SMOE, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. My interview is on Tuesday and I’ve been a busy little bee getting all of my documents in order. Yes, I know I can make a lot more money going the hagwon route! However, the whole getting paid on time, decent vacation time, and being in Seoul out weights most other things. Besides I have a ton of other projects to acomplish and over working myself at one job six days a week isn’t one of them.

On my list for 2009 is …

• 3 writing courses
• visiting family and friends in the Asia-Pacific
• my peak physical fitness
• new launch of travel videos
• published travel articles

2009 is gonna be the year of accompishment, travel, growth, savings, and so much more…

So here’s looking at 2009!

I thought it would be kinda fun to hear from somebody else…

Since I can’t seem to stay in one place for too long and my feet are starting to itch.

Very interested to see the results

I don’t know about anyone else but I love to travel and find the next great adventure… so sitting around in a boring little town seems like a death sentence. Yup, I’m getting older as the birthdays creep up but with each passing day I actually feel like I’m getting younger. How does that work?

While all my friends are getting married and starting families I’m heading in another direction. I used to think that there was something wrong with that but the older I get the more I’m starting to realize that neither is wrong or right for that matter.

The best part about your own life is taking the moment to realize that their are a billion ways of going about it. The key is to do what you love and what you are passionate about… for some of us it takes a lot of twist and turns till we find it! And for me it’s kinda funny since no matter which path I take I always come back to the same thing.

So in essence there is no such thing as a wrong choice … it’s human to screw things up! The only wrong thing to do is give up and not find your passion… or stop before you reach your dream. I’m not saying it will be easy… life isn’t always easy but we all have choices and that’s what’s so great about life.

Trip to Kenya in 2005

Second video of trip to Kenya in 2005

Life as I know it… or something like that!

So, what is this all about? Mere ramblings, I hope not! Hopefully this is the start of many things …for starters a remembrance of the places I have visited and those I hope to see.
And I have seen a mere glimpse Southern Africa, Europe, UK, North American West Coast.

In the past few years my main objective was to find out what I wanted do with my life.
I tried various different occupations – none of which I have enjoyed for more than a few months! Learning is the key to growth… and I beginning to believe that I’ll never grow up!

What else this about …

It’s about the travels I have taken since I can first remember. I love traveling. It’s my dream to get paid to travel and write about my adventures.

It is where I will write about adventures – past & present – honing my writing skills and perhaps provide an amusing look at travel. A creative outlet. To become an accomplished writer and travel the world. Too romantic, perhaps, or many be just a search to find what others already have.

Hopefully you as the reader will be able to enjoy what I have experienced.